Yeah, people complain about JRPGs being linear but I like that about JRPGs. And I'd rather have a well-defined, premade character to play as than one I make myself. Never really been a fan of that in Western RPGs.
I'm not one for open world RPGs either but you do make it sound pretty interesting. My wife rented this when it first came out but didn't like it much. But maybe if we find Dark Arisen for cheap enough, we could give it another go.
Are you reviewing Project X Zone? I'm interested in that game but I haven't heard much about it other than the basic premise.
I'm not sure how much content it has. I haven't started it yet because I decided to play PaRappa first (which turned out to be quite difficult). It's hard to argue with a $5 price tag, though, and if you get it I'd be happy to play with you 
Yeah, I can't actually play it yet because I don't have a Vita lol. I didn't realize there was a 3DS release though.
I'm not real big into fighting games but I figured hey, one day when I get a Vita I can try it out lol
It's hard to keep track of everything all the time. I've actually already talked to mothman about it. This just seemed easier than digging through lists of other people's old blogs or PMing everyone.
I'm definitely going to put more time into Parappa. I've hardly advanced at all yet and it's almost super zany. And I have Um Jammer Lammy as a PS+ game, so I'm ready to go!
As for moving, the new place is great. It's still an apartment but it's the biggest, nicest, and newest one we've been in yet. Hopefully we can stay here for a couple years. I'm tired of moving lol
I really love the Metroid series. I've beaten them all but the first two. I've just been so spoiled by the map systems of the other games lol. But I do want to beat them sometime. Just gotta work up the determination. Prime is my all time favorite though. I hope Retro Studios isn't done with the series, even if they don't make any more Prime games.
